RELEASE DAY BLITZ: Benched by Sara Elizabeth Santana

Today, we are thrilled to celebrate the release of Sara Elizabeth Santana's Benched, the first book in the Benched trilogy! Take a look at what I thought about Sara's New Adult Contemporary Sport Romance! Be sure to check it out and grab your copy now!

Plus, don't miss the Instagram Live event today at 5PM P.S.T. and join Sara celebrate this book birthday! Be sure to follow her on Instagram: @sesantanawrites

Genre:

New Adult

Contemporary Romance

Sport Romance

Series:

Benched, #1

Publish Date:

September 22, 2020

Synopsis:

Baseball broke Evie Cordova's heart.

Living in Santa Isabella, home of the five-time College World Series champs, The Quakes, Evie has grown up loving baseball. Her dad has been the head coach for as long as she can remember and her happiest memories were on the baseball diamond. But baseball broke her heart, in more ways than one, and she'll do anything to avoid it.

Now Evie is in college and she can't avoid baseball anymore. Working for her dad brings her face-to-face with Austin Young, the new shortstop who has transferred in from Texas. Austin throws her off her game with his dedication to baseball and his irresistible Southern charm. The chemistry between them is undeniable and Evie finds herself falling for the baseball player

But Evie has her own secrets that are holding her back and they just might cause baseball to break her heart all over again.

      

  

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**About the Author**

Sara Elizabeth Santana is a young adult and new adult fiction writer. She has worked as smoothie artist, Disneyland cast member, restaurant supervisor, photographer, nanny, pizza delivery driver, and barista but writing is what she loves most. She has an obsession with reading, baseball, cupcakes, tattoos, running and peach green iced teas. She runs her own nerd girl/book review blog, What A Nerd Girl Says. She lives in Southern California with her boyfriend and her two cats, Kaz and Kai.

Her debut novel, The Awakened, was released in December of 2015, and was her first successful NaNoWriMo novel. The sequel, The Sanctuary, was published January 2017. Both books were relaunched in June 2020. Her debut new adult romance, Benched, will be released in September of 2020.

Sara is currently working on a young adult fantasy called Legacy and the untitled sequel to Benched.

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*My Thoughts*

Note: This review contains NO spoilers

Ummm... What can I say?!?! Benched.... Hmmm. 🤔 In two words, loved it! I enjoyed the setting and the characters. The story flowed smoothly, but, of course, these characters had their ups and downs... What do one expect from these college students in a college town with baseball as the "center of their universe." Haha! Anyways, I enjoyed how much of "family" was brought into the story. I can imagine various readers would be able to relate to any of these characters. That's what makes it so good! The realism that Sara brought on to these pages.

Moreover, I enjoyed the baseball aspect in the story as well. I am in no way a die-hard baseball fan, but Sara dives into the sport with a lot of love and appreciation for the sport. For those non-baseball people out there (I am one of them), Benched does give the reader(s) a glimpse of the sport and the people that love it. Believe me, baseball does not overshadow the story at all.

I am trying and thinking really hard to not say too much... that would lead to spoilers... Haha! And, I don't like ruining it for others. Anyways, if you are looking for a light-hearted and fun romance, then get Benched. Sara has written a well-balanced story of baseball, romance, family, and college life in her debut New Adult novel.

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Re-RELEASE DAY BLITZ: The Awakened Duology by Sara Elizabeth Santana

Today, we are thrilled to share this Re-Release Day Blitz for Sara Elizabeth Santana's The Awakened Duology! Yup! This YA dystopian/sci-fi romance got a total make over! To celebrate this re-launch, we have a cool author-hosted giveaway to share! Not only that, there's a pre-order/purchase bonus, too! So... Be sure to check it out and grab your copies now!

Genre:

Young Adult

Science Fiction/Dystopian Romance

Series:

The Awakened, #1

Publish Date:

June 16, 2020

Publisher:

Sara Elizabeth Santana

Synopsis:

For Zoey Valentine, the roughest parts of her life are having to go to one of the many self defense classes her dad makes her take and dealing with Ash Matthews.

That is, until the Z virus hits.

It wipes out a third of the population in a matter of weeks. If that weren’t frightening enough, the bodies of the victims disappear and suddenly reappear, awakened from their dead state. They're faster, smarter, and they work together to get the one thing they crave - human flesh.

The United States is in a panic and the government decides to do the unthinkable: bomb every major city across the country overrun with the Awakened.

Now Zoey is on the run, with her dad and Ash, desperate to find a place of safety amongst the ruined remains of the country.

      

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Genre:

Young Adult

Science Fiction/Dystopian Romance

Series:

The Awakened, #2

Publish Date:

June 16, 2020

Publisher:

Sara Elizabeth Santana

Synopsis:

Zoey Valentine is finally safe. Tucked away miles underground in the fortified community of Sanctuary, she no longer has to worry about Awakened - flesh eating zombies - coming after her and her boyfriend, Ash.

But Sanctuary is different than she had imagined. She may be safe, but she feels trapped, buried in a hole in the ground, waiting for time to pass. Sekhmet, the evil corporation behind the Awakened, is still out there and nothing can stop the nightmares that plague Zoey every night. Sanctuary feels like a ticking time bomb and she's starting to feel suffocated.

Then suddenly, citizens of Sanctuary begin to go missing until their bodies turn up right on their doorstep, mutilated by Awakened. Each one is tagged with a note, a warning, signed by Razi Cylon, the leader of Sekhmet, who Zoey saw die months before.

Sanctuary is in a panic and while Zoey and her friends are ready to fight, the leaders are burying themselves further into hiding. Zoey is angry and helpless, until Razi Cylon threatens something really close to Zoey and all hell breaks loose.

Sekhmet has existed for far too long and Zoey is tired of running and hiding. Razi and the Awakened need to go down, even if she has to take them down one by one.

Join Zoey and Ash in the conclusion to The Awakened Duology! And now as an extra bonus - The Survivor, Liam's novella, is available to be read at the end of your copy of The Sanctuary!

      

(Note: Price is in U.S. dollars)

💥💥Pre-order/Purchase Bonus!💥💥

If you have preorder ebook copies of The Awakened or The Sanctuary OR purchase either book or physical copies of either book in the first week of release, you get the pre-order bonus!

This includes a wristband, a bookmark and a signed bookplate for the book you purchased - and you CAN get both!

Submit your receipt, HERE!

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**About the Author**

Photo Content from Sara Elizabeth Santana

Sara Elizabeth Santana is a young adult and new adult fiction writer. She has worked as smoothie artist, Disneyland cast member, restaurant supervisor, photographer, nanny, pizza delivery driver, and barista but writing is what she loves most. She has an obsession with baseball, cupcakes, tattoos and peach green iced teas. She runs her own nerd girl/book review blog, What A Nerd Girl Says.

Sara lives in Southern California with her boyfriend and her two cats, Kaz and Kai. Her debut novel is The Awakened. She was originally published through a small press publication but is now solely self published. Her debut new adult romance, Benched, releases this fall.

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